Why does the Boolean object have a public constructor in Java?

Question

Documentation for the constructor new Boolean(boolean value) in Java states:

Note: It is rarely appropriate to use this constructor. Unle

Answer 1

Usually, you will want to use valueOf(boolean) or even the Boolean.TRUE / Boolean.FALSE constants directly.

But think of a scenario where you want to use a private Boolean variable as a monitor for synchronizing threads. There you will need to make sure you use your own instance and have full control of it.